Elephantine

Elephantine is an island in the River Nile, which forms part of the city of Aswan, Egypt. It is about 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) by

Elephantine Media

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  View south (upstream) of Elephantine Island and Nile, from a hotel tower.

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  Small Kalabsha Temple Reconstruction, south of the island.

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  Elephantine, as published in the 1809 Description de l'Égypte.

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  Khnum temple at Elephantine island, New kingdom, Reconstruction

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  The Aswan Museum, and a nilometer (lower left)

400 metres (1,300 ft) in size. People have lived there since Ancient Egyptian times. Today, there are a number of ruins on the island. It also features a botanical garden with a large collection of palm trees.